Xiaomi Poco F3: Even in March 2021, the powerful Snapdragon 870 chipset, with a display that’s smooth and very decent camera performance, kept the Xiaomi Poco F3 ahead in the race.
Equipped with 5G, this sleekly designed phone doesn’t let one down when it comes to impressive specifications at a reasonable price. Housing an AMOLED display, fast charging, and an adept battery, the Poco F3 stands tall for the technology enthusiast who is in search of a powerhouse.
Specification and Features
Display and Design
- The Xiaomi Poco F3 bears a 6.67-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels for sharp details and more realistic color saturation. Similarly, it has up to 120Hz refresh rate for making the scrolling and gaming experience really smooth.
- It offers rich HDR10+ content and can go as high as 1300 nits of maximum brightness to keep its visibility clear under the brightest sunlight.
- It has the protection of Corning Gorilla Glass 5 on both the front and back to bear scratches and minor impacts.
- IP53-rated, the phone is resistant to dust and the casual splash. Its slim profile, 7.8 mm thick, and weighing a mere 196g adds to its overall appeal.
Performance and Hardware
The Poco F3 is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G chipset, built on a 7nm process, which makes it a formidable device concerning performance for gaming and heavy multitasking. An octa-core CPU is helped further by the Adreno 650 GPU for silky-smooth graphics and overall processing power.
The phone has options to go for either 6GB or 8GB RAM, paired with UFS 3.1 storage technology, meaning that resource-intensive apps and heavy games will run smoothly. Unfortunately, a microSD card slot is missing, but the internal storage is comfortable: there are 128GB and 256GB versions where apps, photos, and videos can be stored en masse.
Camera
- The rear camera of the Poco F3 is based on three sensors: 48 MP wide – the main camera captures sharp and detailed photos, assisted by PDAF for fast focusing.
- 8 MP (ultrawide): Viewfinder-119˚ ultrawide-angle lens that’s ideal for landscape shots and group photos.
- 5 MP (macro): The macro lens offers close-up shots, one gets a different view of the shots to show all details.
- 20 MP front camera takes crisp selfies. Also features with HDR, and recording video capability at 1080p-that means video calls and posting on the social network will be great.
Battery and Charging
- The Poco F3 comes fitted with a 4520 mAh battery, which should be enough to last a whole day’s use.
- It supports 33W fast charging, which, according to the advertisement, is claimed to charge the battery full within a mere 52 minutes, to get users back into using their phones ASAP.
Price and Availability
The Xiaomi Poco F3, by comparison, was a reasonable €189.52, which makes it more accessible to anyone looking for flagship performance without having to deal with flagship prices. It would be sold in colors like Arctic White, Night Black, Deep Ocean Blue, and Moonlight Silver.
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